Honestly the best, most thorough review I have seen so far. Excellent job. Can’t wait to see more videos from you.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I'm post much more regularly on Instagram & TikTok but I'm trying to make more time for full length KZread videos. Thanks for the encouragement!

@user-mj8ml2vs5d

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Excellent coverage, thanks for taking the time!

Awesome job pointing out all the little details about fit & compatibility!

I've watched nearly every review on this attachment, all of the biggest channels and a few of the smaller ones. You my man out shine them with the power of a thousand Burning suns Best damn review You just earned yourself a hard sub, keep it up. And thank you

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite comment of all time 🥹

WHat a killer review! Thanks for sharing. Your setup looks SICKKKKK

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome detailed walkthrough! Thank you! I have it and just learned a couple new things!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it provided some value!

Wow, this is really an outstanding review, ultra thorough. Thank you so much for taking the time!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Great video man. Really like how you put together the spreadsheet for the competition. Keep it up!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Great review Mark; very thorough! It is a great piece of equipment and addition for any Rep rack, especially those desiring dual pulley systems.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! Thanks for going so in depth on everything. I think a lot of the analysis will apply to the Athena, which I’ve got on preorder, so this is really help. I do have one thing I wish they would have done differently though. This is really "niche" but if you get the 4 post version of Ares or Athena, you're limited on barbell exercises you can superset due to the cable on the front uprights running directly in front of the front holes. So if you're doing barbell squats, for example, you can't do cable exercises with a low trolley position as the cable would block the j-cup hole for your barbell squat. If the cable above the trolleys ran beside the upright instead of down the middle, you'd have more superset options. Not sure if that design would work well for smooth cable travel, and may have some downsides l'm not thinking of, but would have made a more versatile product I think. Didn't deter me from preordering the Athena though!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I think the Athena will be the more popular attachment, especially if people figure out how to adapt it to other racks 😂 Yeah I’m sure they have a reason why they ran the FT cables they way they did. Just off the top of my head, running them outside of the uprights on the side, plates on a barbell would hit the cable. Running them on the inside the uprights on the side would not allow specialty bars like Rep’s Swiss bar to be used. I think having the cable run in the front and back of the upright had the least amount of trade offs. Although for the 4 post version, they probably could’ve gotten away with having both cables run along the back of the upright to maximize the front upright usage but would mean the would require different pieces than what is already being used on the Ares 🤷‍♂️

You did a great job with your review. Subscribed

Thanks for this great review! 💪🏼

BEST review on the Ares on youtube, thank you!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Ended up doing the pulley hack you came up with. Brilliant!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad it worked for you!

Great review! Thank you! 💪🏾

Marvellous Review Dissertational in depth and comprehensive

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

Nice review! Subscribed and looking forward to more content. Keep up the good work 👍

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it! 🤝

The gym pin suggestion is great - going to put an order in for that now!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It also works great for chest supported rows using the outside pulleys. The video was already too long so that footage didn’t make the final cut 😅

Yeah, Ares definitely wins. Definitely getting one when I have my more room in the future. As always bro, great job. Thorough, descriptive, and insightful.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I really appreciate it!

Excellent Informative review Video!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

this review is so good I am commenting for first time on a video lol. great job

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! You have no idea how cool it is to hear that. Glad you liked the video! 😎

Nice work Mark!

You are doing exactly the same as I. I have a PR 5000 coming with an Ares and ordered the Rogue Monster monolifts and Rogue Monster Landmine 2.0. Very thorough video review. Also thanks for the tip on the wider attachment. I am glad Rep will replace the D handles. I will hold of from buying two more. Coop of GarageGymReviews told Rep at their place that the D handles were crap.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Those monolifts are Monster Lite but they work well enough lol. The GymPin Pro D-Handle Bar almost feels like it was made for the Ares. I love Coop but they made it look worse than it was lol. The owner had already addressed how bad they were a couple of weeks before Coop made the trip to their HQ 😬

Great video. Have mine coming for my PR 4000 in a week or two! Dreading the assembly a bit, but that video will help.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a hard assembly, just kind of tedious 🤷‍♂️

Excellent review.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🤝

Good call on the d handle, I missed that in my vid. Great job on this one!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Looks like we’re in agreement on the overall verdict.

Thanks for this excellent video.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Great review!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

excellent review!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Dude! Great job!!!!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Nice video and well organized.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it was helpful!

Excellent video

I had the same issue with both of my stacks of the headplate not going all the way down. I did the same fix. The response I got from REP was pretty cookie cutter saying to check the cabling and pulleys for correct holes and that the cables may stretch over time. All in all this thing is sweet though not having a functional trainer. Thanks for the info on the updated handles!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah their CS doesn’t seem to be very helpful with the Ares from what I’ve heard from a handful of people 😬

I am going to throw you a sub because I know how hard the youtube grind is

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

Great idea! Ordering this now, and using your code

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, thanks for the support!

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you very much!

Awesome review! Seriously considering selling off my existing rack, lat pulldown machine, and two cable towers that I have set up to be a wall mounted functional trainer and getting an Ares to free up some space. Question ... what is that bench you are sitting on at 12:56 to do seated mid rows on?

Looks pretty nice! I'm tempted to get this for my REP rack but setting this up in my basement might be more trouble than it's worth-- especially if I ever move. Very thoughtful review! Loving the clear coat rack too btw.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Mine is setup in the basement and I’m planning on moving within the next year so we’ll see how that goes 😬

@TheCarterHomeGym

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot Good luck!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCarterHomeGym Thanks! I’ll need it 😓

@universalproductreviews4097

8 ай бұрын

@@flexmarksthespothave you had the need to move it yet? If so how bad was it to disassemble and move it?

Great review! The Ares is definitely upping the game for rack-attached cable systems. One small correction, the fixed upper pulleys on the Prodigy do give you a 1:1 ratio if you buy it with a 2:1 ratio on the adjustable pulleys. If the adjustable pulleys are 4:1, then the fixed pulleys are 2:1. The Prodigy isn’t heavy enough for low rows unless you use something like the GymPin D-Handle to connect the two adjustable pulleys. It’s exciting to see all the options out there! I think there will be even more innovation in this space in the future!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction, I tried to put an annotation on the video with the correction but apparently I don't have that feature??? I agree, can't wait for the innovation that will start to follow!

@asianrulez201

Жыл бұрын

Have you used the prodigy what do you think?

@fwiffo42

Жыл бұрын

@@asianrulez201 I haven’t, I’m just familiar with some specs. I don’t love that it only has a half rack option.

@asianrulez201

Жыл бұрын

@@fwiffo42 yeah I’m fan of half racks. I like that lay pull down on the prodigy better. But both are real similar

I am just starting my garage gym. This is on my want list. Right now I just have a treadmill 5-50 DB and a rep bench and some kettlebells.

Thank you so much for the review, I had one question though, where did you pick up that adjustable lat pulldown bar? I’ve never seen one like that, looks cool!

I now have a gym pin 20 inch on the top to replace the original three hole plate and the D handle on the bottom to replace the round bar. Hands down better then what came with the Aries,

Great video! Love your bougie setup. What's that leg roller you have installed?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

PR-4000 leg roller with a 1" pin adapter. Titan makes one specifically for 1" holes that might fit a bit more secure than this setup.

Super helpful review. I've never seen a bench with a foot-plate attachment like the one you demonstrate in the low-rows @13:00. Is that a bench attachment or is that part of your bench? Thanks

Great review best I have seen on the Aries.

@flexmarksthespot

10 күн бұрын

Thanks, I guess Rep liked the review also. They invited me to HQ before they revealed the Ares 2.0 and said this video inspired a lot of the changes they made on the new version.

Thanks for the review! I have a question about your set up and platform. Do you have the 80" rack? Also, your platform sits on top of carpet - do you feel like it has any "give" when you stand/squat on it, or is it pretty stable? Thanks!

This review was very helpful. I'm debating between a 4 post Ares or Athena (and will use as a half rack with safety spotters). Your hack with the 30' Gym pin D handle makes lat pull downs okay using the Athena. The only question I had was: are you able to put the front trolleys as low on a 4 post Athena as you can with the 4 post Areas or do the selectorised stacks on the side of the Athena get in the way of the trolley?

Great job on the video it was very in-depth and well done. I have a question regarding the ability to add a LOGO PLATE CROSSMEMBER to the front of the rack. Rep sells them individually on the Rep website. Do you think it’s possible to add one with the Ares Attachment if you were to move the pull-up bar slightly to the middle of the rack. It would be nice if it’s possible in the sense that you would have extra holes for attachment on the front of the rack. I’m looking at possibly adding the Henny Attachment to the front of rack.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

At first glance, I don't see why it wouldn't work since it won't interfere with any of the pulleys or cables. It'd be similar to the compact 4 post version of the Ares.

Great video, thanks for posting so quickly. Are you sure about the 1:1 ratio on the lat pull down? Everything Rep Fitness has said about the Ares is that it’s all 2:1 ratio

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I misspoke in the video, the individual pulleys are all 2:1 but paring the two high or low pulleys using the banana or GymPin make the pull 1:1. I’ll add an annotation to the vid clarifying.

Thanks for the thoroughly informative video. Is your Ares on the 80" inch PR5000? If so, have you found any cable exercises where achieving full ROM has been difficult or impossible due to the shorter uprights? Please advise. Thanx.

Awesome video man. Waiting on mine..... somewhat patiently. Hey man what leg roller is that? Titan? Thanks

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! This is a PR-4000 leg roller with a 1" adapter. It works well enough but is still a little loose so I wouldn't recommend going out and buying the pieces for this setup. Titan does have a 1" leg roller specifically that has a similar form factor.

Nice video - thanks for putting it up! So this doesn’t add any additional depth to a 6 post pr5k/4K correct? Side note - how do the rogue monster monolifts fit your rack? I have the old version on my 4K and they definitely don’t fit well and scratched up my paint.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Nope, it doesn’t add any depth to the back. These monolifts were used on my pr-4000 and are the monster lite version. They fit well enough on the pr-5000 but probably not as snug as some would like. If you DM me on Instagram I can send you more videos of the fit.

Great review, what height rack fix you go with?

Just finished installing the Ares. Used your code on gympin, thanks for the advice and great review! Did rep ever get back to you on the headplate not laying flat without floating pulley adjustment? Same issue on 80in rack

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Their CS was clueless but from multiple people I've talked to with 80" racks you have to use the very last hole on the floating pulley. I haven't had any issues so far using that hole.

Thanks for the helpful video and the gym pin code. Can the rack be pushed right against the wall, or do you have to leave some space to accommodate the cable/pulleys?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

In theory you could push the rack against the wall but it might be a little tougher to go through the assembly without a little clearance in the back. You would also need access to the back for the weight stack cover but you could do that as an earlier step instead of towards the end like the instructions advise.

great review. I'm going to wait for the Athena since the gympin D handle can connect both weight stacks for low rows and lat pull downs. was the gympin u used in the video the 30 inch version or is there a longer version?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the Athena looks like it'll be great. This is the 30" Pro D-Handle Bar

thanks for the review. Is that the 80 or 93" rack? Also, any thoughts on how to use the weight stack with their ISO arms to have a more consistent resistance curve?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It’s an 80” rack. It’s gonna be tough to use the weight stacks together with the iso arms since the adjustable pulleys will always need to be above the ISO arms. I’d check out @dkj.fit on Instagram. He’s a big iso arm user and is adding the Ares on his rack also.

Im glad I found this review. I just got the clear coat PR5000 and was debating on the Ares or Athena

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Clear Coat is the best finish in my opinion! Might be a good idea to wait for the Athena to drop before choosing that option. It looks to be a great alternative for someone who wants to still be able to access the back of their rack.

@Moonkey-d4b

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot yeah man. I’m trying to decide if I’ll ever even need access to the back. I feel like the Athena might take away more potential upgrades to the rack in the future but not sure if I’m correct

Awesome video! How difficult would this thing be to move after it's assembled? I really want to get this and the PR-5000 rack but I'll also be moving in about 2 years.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

That's a good question. I'm expecting to move within the next year so I'll find out first hand unfortunately lol. I'll probably post about it on IG/TikTok when the time comes if you're curious 👀

Thanks for the review! Is there a minimum amount of space you would recommend having in front of the rack? How far in front of the rack are your hands when doing chest flys?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It probably depends more on how long your wingspan is and how tall you are but 30" if I had to guess on average.

Thank you for sharing your video. This is one of the pieces of equipment that I really want to purchase. As space is limited, and this appears to help with this issue rather than a standalone system. I have watched multiple reviews and I have heard no complaints about its functionality, just minor suggestions such as your video demonstrates as well.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@brianmilner9837

5 ай бұрын

So I finally got my rack PR-4000 6 post with ARES attachement, I have ran into the same issues with the duel pulley dogbone. I have to place it on the same setting as yours even though it does not show it as a posistion to adjust to. Have you hear anything back from REP Fitness?@@flexmarksthespot

great video

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

How's the clear coat finish holding up for you? I'm deciding between clear coat or gloss black for my uprights.

The Ares is such a great price of engineering, if I didn’t already have the Prime HLP that would probably be the way to go! Just an FYI the HLP does have a 1:1 ratio for the last pulldown pulleys

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I misspoke about the Prime HLP and I can't add an annotation in the video to correct. But either way, glad consumers are getting more options for these all-in-one solutions!

@sujithj9250

Жыл бұрын

I am trying to decide between ares, athena and prime hlp. Any suggestions.

Looks well thought out by rep. If I had the PR5000 instead of Rogue monster I would be interested

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Once you see it up close, it’s easy to see the amount of thought that went into the engineering. Hopefully Rogue & other manufacturers follow suit and release comparable competitors sooner rather than later 😬

I was looking to get the same color scheme. How are the metallic black crossmembers holding up, as far as scratches go? I’m stuck between matte black and metallic black. Great in-depth review!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I'd say it's more personal preference. Most of Rep's attachments will be matte black so the matte black crossmembers will match most of it a little better. I personally prefer metallic black

Great video, thank you. How hard or easy is it to change the weight pin while you have a heavy-ish handle on the high cable? Sometimes if you have a heavy attachement it can make it very hard/impossible to change the weight with the Pin slector, wondering if this is the case here.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I haven't had issues with the attachments I've used so far. Once the stack starts lifting up, I just hold it down with my hand when adjusting the weight and that's worked great. But then again I don't really have any super heavy attachments. The heaviest is a lat pulldown bar but they have the holder up top for that reason.

One of the best ares reviews I have seen so far. Good attention to details. What’s your overall rack footprint?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Rack from front to back is 58 1/2” and about 51” in width if you include the bottom pulleys that protrude out to the side a bit

Great Video! What strap are you using around 8:56 to help with assisted pullups? I'd love to order one!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

That was a reverse hyper strap that came with my Titan hpnd but I think most typical dip belts should also function similarly

Awesome Video! Do you have a 30in or 41in depth on your PR5000? Do suggest the medium size or larger one?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I have a 30" and have never found myself wanting or needing a bigger one

1) what is the thing you are hanging the gymnastics ring from 2) is that a dip belt that you used for assisted muscle up? It’s such a cool idea!!!!! 3) I would love to see more videos of creative uses of squat rack like #2!!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

1) Rapid Rings 2) Reverse Hyper strap but any dip belt should also work 3) I'll do my best!

Awesome review. What is the overall length from the rear of the rack to front of it? I have limited space, debating between 4 post and 6 post

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

55 1/2” from front post to back post, 58 1/2” if you include the feet at the bottom of the posts

Definitely getting a guy pin with your bench set up for low rows

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Great video do you have the exact measurement from floor to top most pulley or cable ?? I’m limited on height and may have to move my plumbing higher if it’s over 81.5” to top of pulley? Thanks

what kind of bench was that, that had the place to put your feet up against, allowing you to do the back pulls?

Very nice review, can you tell me what your workout area footprint is. I have limited space and want to see if it will work.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

The platform is 8'x12'. I built it pretty similarly to this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYiutMGmgKjVYJc.html

Great detailed review! Best I’ve seen soo thank you. Is it uncomfortable doing pull ups in the 80? Do your feet hit the floor? is I’m 5’6 and debating between the 80 and 93. I’m not limited by ceiling height but don’t want the rack to high or short. Im concerned the 80 will be to low for pull ups with any bar other then multi grip as well as OHP in the cage. But to high for pull-ups and the ares pull lay down on the 93 lol any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I'm 5'7" and the 80" is fine for the most part. I don't have issues doing pullups but I do have to kick my legs up slightly. I can't OHP inside of the rack which is the biggest limitation. Once you start with attachments however you have more limitations with the 80". With the Ares you're going to have a lot less clearance on the top pulleys. ISO Arms also remove a lot of the higher hole usability. If you don't have ceiling restraints, I'd 100% recommend the taller rack. But the 80" is fine for the most part if you want the shorter one though.

@petepalladino8746

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot Thank you so much for the quick response. Absolutely getting ares in the near future and thought this would be a problem as well since the crossmembers further limit how high you can place the pulleys. Keep doing reviews 👍 you’re extremely thoughtful and it’s difficult to find this level of detail other then first hand experience. Appreciate the time and advice

I've noticed that it's *really* easy to forget the 2.5lb micro adjustments are on there. I may try to find some bright yellow tape or something to make them more visible.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah I haven’t taken them off of the wright stack at all since putting it together 🤷‍♂️

In your spreadsheet, you had Rogue Monster Cave as space saving. I don't think the Rogue Monster Cave should be considered space saving. I considered the Monster Cave when I was researching for a home gym and that wouldn't fit in my space in the basement; I had to consider the garage if I were to go the Monster Cave route. The Rep with the Ares is the ultimate space saver. Thanks for the in depth look at the Ares.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I went back and forth on whether or not to categorize it as space saving. The deciding factor was all of the shelving options to replace other storage options.

How far are the middle uprigjts from tje ares stacks? Iam wondering if I could mount the bully glyder in one of the middle uprights to do belt squats. The bully glider with the extension sticks out 10" and I still have to co sidereal the plates too

Nice video and I'm going to put that gym pin attachment on my list of things to buy. That looks slick compared to the prime short bar I have now and like you can tie the front uprights together vs using the low row bar like I was doing. Dum question tho, the pulleys on the low and high attachments are really 2:1 right? It's just that you tie them together so it essentially is a 1:1 with them both attached. So if you want 200lbs for a pull down or row youd put the pin on 100 for both stacks

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Actually I made a mistake. The fixed pulleys are 2:1 individually but using them together makes them 1:1. I spent way too much time making the video and misspoke 🥲

@markhalstead2386

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot They are still 2:1 using them together too. Together the max weight is 520 pounds, but you can only get 260 pounds.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

@@markhalstead2386 Yes that’s exactly what I was trying to convey with my response.

@C3L1CA94

Жыл бұрын

Lol I feel ya. I think I've recorded 2 time now trying to make a "quick review" and just go off the top of my head and always screw something up or think if something else to say the next workout. Nice video and editing!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

@@C3L1CA94 thanks!

Hi, thank you for the awesome video! I’ve watched in 3 times 😂. Money is an issue so I’m torn between ares, or just getting 2 side Athena’s without the lat pull down. Since they’re likely very similar, will that 30” gympin attachment allow you to do lat pulldowns with both attachments on the front of the rack? I saw you liked it for lower/mid rows, so I’m thinking yes. What are your thoughts? This makes about a $1k difference on what I decide to order. Thank you again for this awesome video and showing some of your hacks to improve it!!

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yes the gympin dhandle bar will also work to connect the athena pulleys. I demoed a similar setup on the Ares here kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6mrzMFrgr3dlpM.html

@moreyp

8 ай бұрын

Hey I had the same question. Were you able to do the lat pull downs using the gym pin d handle on the Athena??

Thorough video. Two questions... 1) what bench attachment was that that allowed you to rest your feet while rowing on the outer posts? 2) if you had the choice, would you go with a dual weight stack athena instead of Ares?

@flexmarksthespot

10 күн бұрын

1) That was the leg roller attachment but I removed the foam roller. Not a recommended way of doing it, It just helped visualize the row component. 2) I'd go with the Ares 2.0 over both www.flexmarksthespot.com/Ares

Debating between ares and droping in my rhino into rack to condense a little bit in home gym.. i have selectorized lat pull down, selectorise ft, rhino belt squat, titan x3 wall rack, ir sauna, echo rogue bike etc... Waiting for isolator too. I tought about combining all the pieces into ares but i dont know if i will like it since it will be hard for my wife and i to workout togueter. We do different workouts. Also i like to superset a lot and dont wanna be moving all kinds of stuff around for the next exercise. Somebody else told me its hard to supperset in ares🙄🙄

On a 4 post ares do you think sorinex cliffhangers could be attached to the front crossmember? The pulleys and the bolt on each side of them seem like they would be a problem with this.

Thanks for your work. On a 4 post Ares, can you add front feet stabilisers? Looks like the cross members get in the way??

@flexmarksthespot

10 күн бұрын

Yes, they recommend using front feet on the 4 post versions

Is that 41 inch depth?

Thanks for the review. What’s depth is the rack?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

This is a 30" rack

Have you done a review on the Griffin GR-3 Monolifts? I'd like to know more about them if you get a chance...

Amazing review! You answered my questions and helped me make my decision to get an Ares. Thank you! Not to nitpick but you kept referring to the ares as a 1:1 ratio. Im pretty sure its a 2:1. Thats why the feel weight of the weight stack is half the actual weight of the weight stack

@flexmarksthespot

10 күн бұрын

You're 100% correct

Thanks for the video. Question: when you pull on both cable stacks with the handles on the pulleys do the cables pull evenly and smooth ? Have you tried to connect a long bar to the front 2 pulleys ?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It’s super smooth pulling both stacks at the same time and it is even. Yes, I’ve connected both outside pulleys with the GymPin D handle bar. I go over it a couple of times in this video 😬

@rambojohn7118

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot Hi, yes I saw that , I was wondering if you attached a straight bar to the 2 front outer posts of the rack. I’m asking because I can think of a few really good exercises to do with a bar connected to the 2 outside front pulleys like deadlifts , bent over rows, etc… thanks.

How long did this take you to put together and by yourself or helper?

Awesome video! May I ask what color you went with the cross members, metallic black or matte black? Really like the color scheme, the black seems to be matching the Ares and I love the clear coat combination. Also I was asking around and glad to see the ghost roller jcup being compatible with the REP rack! Is it a snug fit?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I went with metallic black crossmembers & clear coat uprights. The compact logo crossmember is also metallic black which matches the rest of the aesthetic perfectly. The large logo crossmember is matte black so fyi you go that route. The Ghost roller jcups fit fine & not snug. I wish they were a little more snug but Rep racks are just a smidge smaller than Rogue racks that the jcups were made for so it was expected. But overall the jcups work as expected.

@handontheplow

Жыл бұрын

I fixed my j-cup slop by slipping in a used gift card as a shim. Trim it to match the UHMW, drill a couple of holes and put it between the cup and UHMW. Works like a charm.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

@@handontheplow Great tip, I might give that a try to make the fit a little more snug

@kangsusuh4919

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot Hey Flex, what made you go with the 30" vice the 20" GymPin D-HANDLE? were there certain exercises you can only do on the 30 but not the 20?

What bench attachment for your feet are you using when you perform those seated rows?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

It’s the Rep AB-5000 leg roller attachment but I took off the leg rollers. It works in a pinch but is not ideal unless you weigh the bench down.

I wonder if I put ares away from wall could I use the back of it to mount stuff and use it to lift, bench press etc..? While my wife uses the front to do cable work with throlleys or lat work?

Great info thanks. I’m about to purchase this setup. Does the ares attachment replace the lat pull down?

@Tommytutone4

Жыл бұрын

I’m other words can I perform lat pull downs with the ares or will I need the lat attachment

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yes the pulleys inside of the rack are ideal for lat pulldowns. You get everything you need to do them out of the box when you order an Ares. Only thing you might also consider picking up is leg rollers to hold yourself down

@Tommytutone4

Жыл бұрын

@@flexmarksthespot Thank you

Can you use the gym pin attachment on the outside pulleys at the highest setting for lat pulldowns? Does it feel the same as using the lat pulldown cables? I'm looking at the Athena because I would prefer to keep the middle open.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can, I briefly showed this towards the end of the video when I talked about the Athena 😜

Which would you recommend the compact logo crossmember or the standard nameplate crossmember? I see you have both.

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I have an 80" rack so I prefer the compact so I get a little extra head clearance in the back. I don't think I'd care much if I had a 93" rack

Would you get the metallic black crossmembers again over the matte black?

@flexmarksthespot

Жыл бұрын

I had matte black on my PR-4000 and had no complaints. I think metallic black looks a bit better, especially with the compact logo crossmember which is also metallic. The big logo crossmember is matte black so you might want to go with matte black crossmembers if you get that one and want them to match

Ok so.i need more advice. If u look at home garage gym u can see how much room I have left. I am buying a sauna and need to make space for it. So I been really thinking on buying pr4000 or 5000 with selectorized lat pull down attachment and sell my titan selectorized lat pull down to make some space. If I get ares I will sell my tital selectorized lat pull down which I love, my inspire ft and my titan foldable x3 rack.